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heterocercal

/hˌɛtɚoʊsˈɝkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
het-e-ro-cer-cal
IPA
/hˌɛtɚoʊsˈɝkəl/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a fish's tail, such that the vertebral column bends and extends upwards into the upper lobe of the tail, making it larger than the lower lobe; as in sharks, rays, and skates.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English cercal English heterocercal From hetero- + cercal.

Inflected Forms

more heterocercal (comparative) most heterocercal (superlative)

Derived Forms

hemiheterocercal heterocercality

Frequently Paired Words

heterocerc heterocercy diphycercal homocercal protocercal

Antonyms

homocercal

Rhymes With

circle merkel encircle burchell merkle birchall terkel burkle zirkle turkel pirkle pirkl

Questions

How do you pronounce heterocercal?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˌɛtɚoʊsˈɝkəl/.
What does heterocercal mean?
Of a fish's tail, such that the vertebral column bends and extends upwards into the upper lobe of the tail, making it larger than the lower lobe; as in sharks, rays, and skates.
Where does heterocercal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English cercal English heterocercal From hetero- + cercal.

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